Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 5.36.24

येषां न वृत्तं व्यथते न योनिर्वृत्तप्रसादेन चरन्ति धर्मम् ।
ये कीर्तिमिच्छन्ति कुले विशिष्टां त्यक्तानृतास्तानि महाकुलानि ॥ २४ ॥

yeṣāṃ na vṛttaṃ vyathate na yonirvṛttaprasādena caranti dharmam |
ye kīrtimicchanti kule viśiṣṭāṃ tyaktānṛtāstāni mahākulāni || 24 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...appear before any of the gods and never before any among men.' Sudhanvan said, 'Having wagered our lives, we will approach your father, for he, Prahlada, will never say an untruth...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.36.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Vritta, Vyathat, Nirvritta, Prasada, Dharma, Kirti, Icchat, Icchanti, Kula, Kuli, Vishishta, Tyakta, Rita, Tad, Tani, Mahakula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.36.24). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “yeṣāṃ na vṛttaṃ vyathate na yonirvṛttaprasādena caranti dharmam
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • vyathate -
  • vyath -> vyathat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vyath class 1 verb]
    vyath -> vyathat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vyath class 1 verb]
    vyath (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yo -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirvṛtta -
  • nirvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasādena -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ye kīrtimicchanti kule viśiṣṭāṃ tyaktānṛtāstāni mahākulāni
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kīrtim -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • viśiṣṭām -
  • viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktān -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • ṛtās -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahākulāni -
  • mahākula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.36.24

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.36.24 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇಷಾಂ ನ ವೃತ್ತಂ ವ್ಯಥತೇ ನ ಯೋನಿರ್ವೃತ್ತಪ್ರಸಾದೇನ ಚರನ್ತಿ ಧರ್ಮಮ್ ।
ಯೇ ಕೀರ್ತಿಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಕುಲೇ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಾನೃತಾಸ್ತಾನಿ ಮಹಾಕುಲಾನಿ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 5.36.24 in Bengali sript:
যেষাং ন বৃত্তং ব্যথতে ন যোনির্বৃত্তপ্রসাদেন চরন্তি ধর্মম্ ।
যে কীর্তিমিচ্ছন্তি কুলে বিশিষ্টাং ত্যক্তানৃতাস্তানি মহাকুলানি ॥ ২৪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 5.36.24 in Gujarati sript:
યેષાં ન વૃત્તં વ્યથતે ન યોનિર્વૃત્તપ્રસાદેન ચરન્તિ ધર્મમ્ ।
યે કીર્તિમિચ્છન્તિ કુલે વિશિષ્ટાં ત્યક્તાનૃતાસ્તાનિ મહાકુલાનિ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.36.24 in Malayalam sript:
യേഷാം ന വൃത്തം വ്യഥതേ ന യോനിര്വൃത്തപ്രസാദേന ചരന്തി ധര്മമ് ।
യേ കീര്തിമിച്ഛന്തി കുലേ വിശിഷ്ടാം ത്യക്താനൃതാസ്താനി മഹാകുലാനി ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.36.24 in Telugu sript:
యేషాం న వృత్తం వ్యథతే న యోనిర్వృత్తప్రసాదేన చరన్తి ధర్మమ్ ।
యే కీర్తిమిచ్ఛన్తి కులే విశిష్టాం త్యక్తానృతాస్తాని మహాకులాని ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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